Well she was born in a north woods townTwenty-one winters agoAnd she grew tired of the freezing coldAnd living in the blinding snow

But this girl knew she wouldn't be there long'Cause she had plans and dreamsAnd she'd seen pictures of the sunshine stateIn the pages of the magazine

So she waited them tables and she used her smileSaving every penny she canFor a one-way Dixie bound Amtrak ticketHeaded for the promised land

Her momma and daddy begged her not to goWhen the day she dreamed of cameAnd she waved goodbye sittin' way up highFrom the window of a southbound train

Now she's got a fire burnin' deep insideRidin' on a southbound trainAnd the clickity-clack of that railroad trackOnly helps to fan the flamesNo more worries, no more caresShe left them up in Bangor, Maine

Now she's startin' a brand new lifeRidin' on a southbound trainWhoa...

She said, 'Hello sun, good mornin' DaytonaYou're sure lookin' good to meWith your ocean breeze and your tall palm treesAnd your southern hospitality'Now she's a knockout queenie in a string bikiniShe's drivin' all the boys insaneAnd this all started with a small town dreamAnd a ticket on a southbound train'Cause she had a fire burnin' deep insideRidin' on a southbound trainAnd the clickity-clack of that railroad trackOnly helps to fan the flamesNo more worries, no more caresShe left them up in Bangor, MaineYeah she likes the boys with the southern drawlSoakin' up the sunshine, havin' a ballShe'll be the first to tell you that she owes it allTo ridin' on a southbound trainWhoa...oh...